"I don't owe suffering to anyone." -Meghan Tonjes

dark waters

Mom's Minolta (Re-edit 2015 vs 2024)

When I originally took this photo I just thought it was a neat vintage camera and something that would look cool and help me practice my product photography. But as I was re-editing it with my current skills I realized this device captured most of my childhood. My mom took a film photography class in college and this was her camera and she used it for every birthday and Christmas and family get-together. I forgot how special this camera actually is. And I'm really glad that I kept it. In fact, I hope to get it tuned up by the local camera shop and maybe try a little film photography.

Such a beautiful throwback to cameras like my mom's.

But there are a bunch of little features and one big feature it doesn't have over its bigger brother. The big one being a slow flash sync speed. Which is hard to explain, but it basically means I would have to work in a blacked out super dark studio if I got this camera. And I had a blacked out super dark studio before and it was just a bit depressing as far as a working space. So I'm probably going to go with the A7RIV or A7RV. Which are kinda ugly cameras.